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But either way basically I would need research experience.

I meant that I dont plan to apply to Ph.D Programs.

Thanks for your reply and I do understand what you are saying. I know East Carolina University may be competitive to get into but I think NC State is alot more competitive. I do admit that I should apply to more schools but my options are quite limited to the ones that are the closest to where I currently live. NC STATE (1hr) UNC (1hr) & ECU (2hrs). The NC STATE and East Carolina Programs are Masters programs and the UNC program is a Ph.D program. Since, I dont have any research experience I dont plan to apply to any masters programs. I will apply to both NC STATE and East Carolina. I do agree that it is a lot to commute that far and work and I will look into funding. Other than that is there anything else that I could do?

Hello Everyone, Not sure if this is the right thread but I am an Senior in a online psych undergraduate program. My GPA is currently 3.2. I work fulltime as a Pre K Instructional Assistant. I live in NC and I have been looking into graduate programs for School Psychology. I have been doing extensive research on this career and I have decided that this is what I truly want to pursue. The programs I have come across so far have no online options. There is one that I am very interested in because of the tuition but it’s 2hrs away from where I live. I don’t mind the drive because I feel it will be worth it but I am concerned about it being too far. When I read the handbook for the program, it states that they don’t recommend that students work fulltime. The least amount of hours they would allow a student to take are 9 credit hours. I would like to still work my job but I am afraid I won’t be able to. Or that I wouldnt even be able to get in due to my circumstances. I was considering taking out personal loans to cover my half of the bills but I don’t want to owe a lot of debt. I am unsure of what I should do. I really want to pursue this career but I need to work. I don’t want to put all of the bills on my fiancé. Should I become a teacher first then save up the money? (I would still be putting more money into becoming a teacher so I am not sure if that would make sense) Should I take out a personal loan and stop working for 3 years and apply to this program?

Hi everyone, I am a new user to the forums and even though I am currently a junior in a BS psychology program, I am looking into the requirements for a Graduate program in school psychology. One of the requirements of course is 3 letters of recommendation (two have to be from a psychologist). My only issue is that I am an online student and I am unsure of how to ask a professor. The university is about 20mins away from where I live, but I work full time. I try to attend some campus events when I can but as far as connecting with my professors I have not been able to yet. I know I still have this whole year to go before I graduate, but I want to be prepared and have an idea of who I would like to ask. Does anyone have any tips on how I can do this?